Couch-hammock



G. F. SISBOWER AND L. E. PlT TONI.

COUCH HAMMOCK.

APPLlCATlON FILED Nov. 3. i914.

Patented July 13, 1920.

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GEORGE F. sIsBowER, or EAST 'oRAivGE, amv'gmas'e aababuse.imam; f NEW YORK, 1v. Y., assrcnons TO NE YORK cotton en c'o vrrANY,,'or EW i YORK, N. Y., .ACORPORATION or NEW ORK. I

COUCH-HAMMOCK.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE F. Srsnownn, a citizen of the United Statearesidingat East Orange, in the. county of Essex and State of New Jersey, and Louis E. PITTONI, a subject of the Kingof Italy, residing at New York city, county of New York, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Couch-Hammocks, the following being a full, clear, and exact disclosure of the one form of our invention which we at present deem preferable.

For a detailed description of the present form of our invention, reference may be had to the following specification and to the accompanying drawing forming a part thereof, in which- 7 t Figure 1 is a perspective view of our device and Figs. 2 and 3 show details.

Our inventionrelates to a couch-hammoclc having double wings adjustable both up and down and it includes certain construction details of general advantage that are also useful in couch-hammocks of different kinds.

Referring to the drawing, A represents the central section of the hammock; B and C represent the two wing sections. The frame of the central section includes the ordinary side rods 1 and 2 connected by end bars of which one is shown at 3. On this frame is stretched the metallic fabric of any desirable kind. On this metal fabric is placed the stuffed mattress D. It is formed of a top cloth (Z and a bottom cloth cl with the stuffing material between them. The topcloth (Z is continued down the sides and under the side-bars of the frame as shown in section in Fig. 2, and the two edges are connected by lacing as shown in Fig. 1. The bottom cloth (Z is attached to the top cloth at each edge at or near the point (Z Bythis means the stuffed mattress is easily applied to and securely held in place on the frame, and a neat, finished appearance is imparted to the vertical sides of the mattress. The wing frames consist of a side-bar 4 .or 5 with short end-bars 6 and 7 pivoted respectively to the extremities of the end-bar 3 of the central section, the arrangement being the same at that end of the hammock which is not shown in Fig. 1. Each wing frame is provided with a metallic fabric and a separate stuffed mattress corresponding to that c ijs ification r LettersPatent. 4 6

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of: the central section, belng each loosely connected tothecentral fabricso that they maybe on the same-level therewith or adjusted up or down with respect thereto, as shownin Fig.1 1,. The hami I mock is supported by vertical end strips G, attached at their lower ends to the end-bars 3, as shown in Fig. 1, or as shown in Fig. 8, wherein .the vertical leg of end-bar 3 is turned up instead of down as in Fig. 1 and used to support the windshield in case it is used. The spreader-bar S is suspended by chains H, H that unite with a single chain K.

Each wing section has achain attached to its outer corner as shown at E and F and on the one of the'links of the corresponding chain H. This affords a very simple, strong and reliable device for supporting and adjusting the angle of elevation of the wings. This hammock is particularly designed for out-of-door sleeping and the two wings may be adjusted to a horizontal position to form, with the central section, a double bed, or they may be turned up vertically to form sides of a crib, or they may both be dropped down or, finally, one may be adjusted up and the other down, as shown in Fig. 1, to permit a person to recline transversely on the hammock in a comfortable position.

What we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A couch hammock frame comprising a- 7 pair of end angle-bars connected adjacent th'eirends by a pair of side rods, a fabric stretched between. the end bars, end walls for the frame each including .a strip of flexible material substantially co-extensive M tical edges of said walls and having'their.

ends bent around the upper and lower edges so end of each chain is a hook that takes into i I bars, the lower edge portion of each Wall being shaped to correspond to said end angle bars, securing elements extending through said side rods, end bars and lower spreader bars for connecting all of said parts together, and'means connected to the upper spreader bars for suspending the frame.

" 2. "A couch hammock comprising a frame including a pair of end angle-bars having a horizontal flange and an upwardly extend-- ing fiange,fa pair of side'rods connecting the end bars and having their ends resting on said horizontal flanges, a fabric stretched between the end bars, end Walls for the frame each having its lower edge portion bent to side rods, horizontal flanges and end .Walls correspond to said end bars for engaging the,

outer and under faces of the flanges thereof, securing elements extending through said for connecting all'of said parts together, and means connected to the upperspreader bars for suspending the frame; V

In Witness whereof, We have hereunto set' f our hands, before two subscribing witnesses, i this th-day of October,.19l4.

GEORGE F. sIsBo E'R. LOUISE-PITTONI; ,lVitnesses: I Y

J. C. RnNNnoi'cAn, Y L. T. S. ERIsMAN. 

